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Feeling hopeless

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MoominMama99 · 03/07/2020 11:41

Hi, I hope this is ok to write.. It's hard for me to write about myself, I dont like to drawn attention to myself but I have some feelings I'm not sure how to deal with and I have no one I can talk to. I'm sorry if this is not the place but I just wanted to get another perspective.
So myself like many others I'm sure, find myself unemployed now due to covid19. I was due to start a new job just before lockdown which I was really looking forward to as I was made redundant from my previous job and it took a while for me to find another that fit with my family (oh, 3 kids)
So now I am unemployed again. It's a bit of a long story but I cant ask my husband for money.. he always overreacts when I ask. Not sure why this is, we dont have as many outgoings as others, he is a heating engineer so a good wage.
Anyway so now I have no money and 3 kids at home, feeling pretty worthless. I dont think my husband appreciates how hard it is looking after the kids (3,7,14) and never get mothers day cards (he doent believe in it) I'm used to that but just lately I've been really down with everything, it's all got a bit much, I'm not sleeping, headaches constantly, no sex drive etc.
I stayed up last night til around 2am just crying while everyone else was in bed, then this morning I wake up to my husband touching me and masturbating and now I feel so used and worthless.

OP posts:
geekone · 03/07/2020 11:46

Wtf? OP please get out of there over everything else your OH sexually assaulted you this morning. Please leave, speak to woman’s aid. For the sake of you and your kids. So sorry you are going through this.

peeperpig · 03/07/2020 14:39

I'm sorry that you are going through this. It sounds like an abusive relationship, no wonder you are feeling down. Do you have any friends or family that you can confide in or that will help you? Agree, please speak to Women's Aid.

geekone · 03/07/2020 21:41

Might be best to get this moved to relationships OP Flowers

MoominMama99 · 04/07/2020 19:25

Thank you for your advice, I know in my heart this relationship is falling apart but I can't explain why I can't bring myself to leave.. its almost as if I'm justifying his behaviour to myself? Like its not that bad? I must sound crazy

OP posts:
geekone · 06/07/2020 09:56

You don’t sound crazy, it’s a big change and sort of like Stockholm syndrome you minimise and you can’t think how you would manage alone. But I think you have too. Sorry OP it might take a while but try to come up with a plan.

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